October 1958

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
11. 1 88%
12. 2 81%
13. 3 73%
14. 4 64%
15. 5 Last qtr
16. 6 44%
17. 7 33%
18. 8 23%
19. 9 15%
20. 10 7%
21. 11 2%
22. 12 New
23. 13 1%
24. 14 5%
25. 15 11%
26. 16 20%
27. 17 30%
28. 18 40%
29. 19 First qtr
30. 20 61%
31. 21 71%
32. 22 79%
33. 23 86%
34. 24 92%
35. 25 97%
36. 26 99%
37. 27 Full
38. 28 99%
39. 29 96%
40. 30 92%
41. 31 86%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in October 1958

1. Thu, Oct 23:04 PM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

2. Sun, Oct 58:14 AM

   Mercury behind the Sun

   On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

3. Sun, Oct 59:20 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

4. Sun, Oct 123:50 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.

5. Sun, Oct 124:52 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

6. Sun, Oct 124:54 PM

   Total solar eclipse

   The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth.

7. Sun, Oct 12

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.

8. Mon, Oct 132:10 AM

   Moon and Mercury close together

   They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

9. Mon, Oct 134:20 PM

   Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered

   All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.

10. Mon, Oct 134:28 PM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

11. Mon, Oct 139:48 PM

    Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.

12. Thu, Oct 169:34 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.

13. Sat, Oct 187:10 PM

    Mercury and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Oct 188:52 PM

    Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune gathered

    All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.

15. Sun, Oct 1910:07 AM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

16. Tue, Oct 219:59 PM

    Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.

17. Sun, Oct 26

    Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

18. Mon, Oct 2710:27 AM

    Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly.

19. Mon, Oct 2710:41 AM

    Full Moon Hunter's MoonMicromoon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

20. Tue, Oct 285:52 AM

    Neptune behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

21. Wed, Oct 293:21 PM

    Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.

22. Fri, Oct 313:03 AM

    Jupiter, Neptune, and Venus gathered

    All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.

23. Fri, Oct 313:55 AM

    Venus and Neptune close together

    They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.